diff --git a/regexec.c b/regexec.c
index a8aa555895..07900deeb2 100644
--- a/regexec.c
+++ b/regexec.c
@@ -2528,8 +2528,8 @@ match_at(regex_t* reg, const UChar* str, const UChar* end,
     CASE(OP_MEMORY_END_PUSH_REC)  MOP_IN(OP_MEMORY_END_PUSH_REC);
       GET_MEMNUM_INC(mem, p);
       STACK_GET_MEM_START(mem, stkp); /* should be before push mem-end. */
-      STACK_PUSH_MEM_END(mem, s);
       mem_start_stk[mem] = GET_STACK_INDEX(stkp);
+      STACK_PUSH_MEM_END(mem, s);
       MOP_OUT;
       JUMP;
 
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 565dbef60b..20e5c6748a 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 6
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 218
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 219
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2024
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 4